Abstract
Post-depositional processes alter climate proxy signals recorded in deep-sea cores. These processes along with timescale problems and measurement noise make the detection of abrupt events a difficult problem. The need for a dual approach which combines forward and inverse approaches is discussed. The forward approach is illustrated with examples of numerical solutions of an advection-diffusion equation representing bioturbation processes in a variable sedimentation rate environment. Requirements for a comprehensive inverse approach are also discussed.
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Dalfes, H.N. (1987). Detection of Abrupt Changes in Deep-Sea Sediment Cores: The Forward Problem. In: Berger, W.H., Labeyrie, L.D. (eds) Abrupt Climatic Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 216. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3993-6_29
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